PublishingSpy http://publishingspy.com The buzz and overheard gossip about the book publishing industry Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:33:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 top 10 tweets for Oct 2009 http://publishingspy.com/2009/top-10-tweets-for-oct-2009/ http://publishingspy.com/2009/top-10-tweets-for-oct-2009/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:23:58 +0000 admin http://publishingspy.com/?p=115 1. Thinking of short & long term goals today.Short:find literary agent/publisher for my children’s books.Long:fullfilm… http://ow.ly/15V51j 92 Clicks 2. New book delivery system coming from LibreDigital | TeleRead …: The technology enables book publishers, resel.. h… http://ow.ly/15YwOy 54 Clicks 3. Curling Up With Hybrid Books, Videos Included: Publishers are looking to vooks, which intersper.. http://bit.ly/wMO... http://ow.ly/15SdqN 49 Clicks 4. Consider libraries, for example. Did borrowing books freely ever put the book publishing industry out of business? http://ow.ly/15VwZy 40 Clicks 5. looking to follow romance and chick lit agents or editors or anyone in the publishing industry in those genres #all… http://ow.ly/15Y8MQ 33 Clicks 6. I’m interested in a job in publishing & am perfect 4 an assistant/associate photo editor gig. I want 2 know how I c… http://ow.ly/15UbjF 32 Clicks 7. Fifth Columns: If e-books turned the publishing industry into the music industry, would that be a bad thing? http:/… http://ow.ly/15TuPz 29 Clicks 8. Reading The Parrot Who Thought She Was a Dog by Nancy Ellis-Bell. Difficult to put down. Ellis-Bell is both author … http://ow.ly/15VxIO 28 Clicks 9. @PatzPrime nor mentions how the US / Japan publishing industry has moved toward speeding up releases in response to… http://ow.ly/15UbjE 27 Clicks 10. @mary_spiro - how many of these are signs that the publishing industry needs to change to take into account how pp… http://ow.ly/15VxIN ]]> http://publishingspy.com/2009/top-10-tweets-for-oct-2009/feed/ top 10 tweets to 7th August http://publishingspy.com/2009/top-10-tweets-to-7th-august/ http://publishingspy.com/2009/top-10-tweets-to-7th-august/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:14:44 +0000 PS http://publishingspy.com/?p=108 1. If you’re a writer, publisher, editor, proofreader or connected to the publishing industry in any way, check out @W… http://ow.ly/15Jtz4
2.  it keeps my spirit that all of the literature agents are saying “not accepting books being denied by many publisher… http://ow.ly/15JBeM
3. Hope you are enjoying ‘coast and beyond’ Martyn .book signings! Ha that would require some publicity effort by the … http://ow.ly/15JA6Q 4. some strange man in library took pity on me today and gave me the number of his friend who “knows everyone in publi… http://ow.ly/15JKXd
5. Today’s big question: how long did it take Dan Brown and his publishers to come up with the title for his new book … http://ow.ly/15JvCy
6. I logged onto my email and found not one but twomessages from literary agents requesting a further look at my work…. http://ow.ly/15JV49
7. The Examiner lists ten literary agents who help make your fantasy, science fiction, or horror novels publishable. h… http://ow.ly/15JQ6O
8. 1st book is at the publishers… 2nd book is almost done… 3rd book is coming soon http://ow.ly/15Jz6W
9. @booksin140 I saw that earlier. The demise of the publishing industry. http://ow.ly/15JRVg
10. How Twitter works and why people in publishing should consider … http://bit.ly/AmUhM http://ow.ly/15K2m1

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1. There’s no crying in publishing    http://ow.ly/15Jmpk
2. Apple to shake up the publishing industry? http://bit.ly/N9ger http://ow.ly/15J3tC
3.  Today is Harry Potter’s Birthday. He’s not only “The Boy Who Lived,” he’s “The Boy Who Saved the Publishing Industry.”    http://ow.ly/15JqiU
4.  Publishers: Ensure your editors have read the proofs of your books before printing a million of them    http://ow.ly/15Joyh
5. Why can’t I find a literary agent or a publisher. Please anyone help http://ow.ly/15Jact
6. Do literary agents actually read people’s writing or do they just go with what they can sell? http://ow.ly/15ISEN
7. Do you have an unshakable conviction that the world needs your book, even if the agents and publishers turn you dow… http://ow.ly/15ITcM
8.  The book series Chicken Soup for the Soul sold >100M copies. It was rejected by 149 publishers b4 it got published by another. BE RESILIENT.    http://ow.ly/15JkyI
9. Writers’ Podcast: New show: Kill That Adverb! Love That Trope! http://bit.ly/1r8Sg http://ow.ly/15IOad
10. Self-publishers providing they have a market worthy book, can enjoy an excellent living even without being a bestseller. http://is.gd/1MgiB http://ow.ly/15Jldx

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1. Starting to think that a secret handshake and password are needed in order to get a job in publishing…! http://ow.ly/15IePQ
2. #rwa09 Chris Keesler says, be nice, there’s room for everyone in publishing–then laughs and days, uh, if you are g… http://ow.ly/15I86B
3. im sad that its done but the author said we could save it b4 she gets a literary agent..so im doin that now =) http://ow.ly/15IHeG
4. Why a Literary Agent is So Important to Your Success http://ow.ly/15Iazv
5. Ending returnability will save Canada’s book publishing industry over $330 million per year http://ff.im/5EqxG http://ow.ly/15IHFC
6. Some writers just get really mad at hearing the truth. Sucks! because the publishing industry is a really tough one… http://ow.ly/15IykG
7. …OMG! I just got off tha fone with my literary agent!! God you r so awesome..this is going to be the begining of a… http://ow.ly/15Isvm
8. Why does the publishing industry think that only books with white people on the cover sell? It’s sickening. http:/… http://ow.ly/15ICnF
9. Oh, TODAY the hate mail starts! Gosh, defenders of the book publishing industry are SO SLOW! http://ow.ly/15Iz4P
10. Following the iPhone, Kindle publishers seem to have discovered the freemium model - 11 of to top 20 Kindle books a… http://ow.ly/15Iepx
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1. What is the best way to correspond with literary agents on twitter? (i.e.) where do I find them? http://ow.ly/15HuaP
2. Why are builders afraid to have a 13th floor but book publishers aren’t afraid to have a Chapter 11? http://ow.ly/15HJPc
3. hates people who think they can succeed in publishing without working hard and making sacrifices and putting the fr… http://ow.ly/15HPnj
4.”How do you make a small fortune in publishing? Start with a large fortune” #readercon http://ow.ly/15Hx4z
5. Why are builders afraid to have a 13th floor, and plane don’t have a row 13, but book publishers aren’t afraid to h… http://ow.ly/15HHfC
6. Literary agents http://ow.ly/15HNpo
7. publishers seem to be enamored by book bloggers, not librarians who are putting books in kids hands. #ala2009 #kid… http://ow.ly/15HvaY
8. Ranking of biggest book publishers by annual sales - Pearson captures top spot from ThomsonReuters http://ow.ly/hdc… http://ow.ly/15HGOT
9. McGraw-Hill cut 550 jobs…mostly textbook division…another sad day in publishing world :( http://ow.ly/15HWuG
10. OMG, I totally just sent my story in to a literary agent! http://ow.ly/15HvHE
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1. If you’re a budding author, the news isn’t good. Publishers don’t want your stuff. Literary agents? They’re too bus… http://ow.ly/15GUBd
2. trying to find a literary agent, it’s becoming very difficult i need some advice on how this is done any help is welcome http://ow.ly/15GQ5s
3. For anybody in publishing: 10 Ways to Take a Bad Author Photo (http://tr.im/r6tY) http://ow.ly/15H0JS
4. collected a bunch of new followers overnight, all from the writing/publishing industry, maybe i’m in the wrong game and should write my book http://ow.ly/15GTIc
5. Literary agents claim to be busy, actually they are busy due to inefficient practices. http://ow.ly/15GZTF
6. I don’t agree with all his opinions on why businesses fail, but his insights re: the state of the publishing industry are intriguing. http://ow.ly/15HgM3
7. Did some research on Literary Agent. Dear God, did that take a long time. I have pages and pages.http://ow.ly/15Hgza
8. Breaking news! Penguin to make 100 staff redundant (10% of total), biggest ‘cull’ so far in publishing: http://bit.ly/ugtjE http://ow.ly/15GZnT
9. Amazon trying to put an Apple squeeze on book publishers. Revolutionized the music industry. Will it work? $AMZN $AAPL http://bit.ly/tXkP http://ow.ly/15HmjX
10. …and #10 had been deleted so we’ll never know!

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Here are last week’s 10 most followed tweets.

1. Jeff Bezos of Amazon is trying to do to book publishers what Steve Jobs of Apple did to the music industry. http://bit.ly/USTTQ http://ow.ly/15Gh4q
2. Who are some publishers, agents, writers, authors, editors, etc. that you recommend as a “must follow”? Looking for good advice in all areas http://ow.ly/15GmXD
3. feeling very gloomy about the state of the publishing industry. http://ow.ly/15Gqz9
4. An Open Letter To Kid’s Book Publishers from a Librarian: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6666670.html [very interesting!] http://ow.ly/15GFnG
5. Just recieved a letter from Paramount, they want to put my song Blinded on CD for major publishers, cost me £120. I’m on dole with no money http://ow.ly/15GgR6
6. There any literary agents on Twitter??? http://ow.ly/15Gi7J
7. Vibe Magazine going out of business, a victim of the internet, but an opportunity for individual publishers http://ow.ly/15Gw9O
8. A blogger tells how he changed his thinking about buying books into becoming a supporter of the publishing industry http://bit.ly/31winu http://ow.ly/15GhuH
9. Had A Great Coaching Seminar On Today With Aspiring Authors and Self Publishers! Pursue Your Dreams! http://ow.ly/15Gijq
10. We are a group recent college grads who want to establish careers in publishing - so we’re making this as real as we can! http://ow.ly/15GmfD
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Here are last week’s 10 most followed tweets.

1. I JUST GOT REPRESENTATION, A LITERARY AGENT IN THE BAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… http://ow.ly/ff9O
2. The publishing industry is about to transform itself again. If you’d like to know where it’s going, just ask. We’ve see… http://ow.ly/fAo5
3. YouTube "said this week it would allow clips depicting violence in Iran because of the journalistic merit in publishing… http://ow.ly/fgfI
4. needs a literary agent ASAP! http://ow.ly/fcCD
5. Great read on where the publishing industry will be in 5 years: www.chipmacgregor.com http://ow.ly/15FZAQ
6. Need literary agent NOW! http://ow.ly/fgiM
7. http://reviewthebook.com/ - Brand new resource for authors, publishers, book reviewers, etc. http://ow.ly/15FXIc
8. im writing page 67 of my book. if it gets published will you buy it?? in talks with kirkby publishers. will you buy Sta… http://ow.ly/fcXH
9. Facebook Launches Live Stream Widget for All Publishers, Networks, and DevelopersJune I Inside Facebook I http://is… http://ow.ly/15GaF2
10. If you’re looking to be published, you want an agent. Read what literary agent Janet Grant says makes an agent say … http://ow.ly/15G3eU
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Here are last week’s 10 most followed tweets.

1. amazon and the publishing industry @time http://bit.ly/17FJLH http://ow.ly/dYCp

2. The mailman said he now recognizes the SASE’s containing rejection letters. One contained a nice note from a literary a… http://ow.ly/dVAA

3. Reading excited publishing industry tweets, whipping up new books - like watching an open kitchen. Please, send out the… http://ow.ly/eQgv

4. The Secret Rules Of Publishing: This ECourse Puts First-time Authors On The Fast-track To Get A Literary Agent, Get Pub… http://ow.ly/dYb5

5. Calling All Musicians,Artists,Photographers and Authors! Tired of rejection letters from Publishers? Take a chance PUBL… http://ow.ly/e8xF

6. Just got back from Garden State Horror Writers meeting today is first day, learning and succeeding in publishing my fir… http://ow.ly/dVW4

7. Books get the first 20 pages to prove themselves to me. Those with a sexy author photo get 50. I would rock in the publ… http://ow.ly/eR2K

8. Ahhhhh I’m so so so sad the suppliers don’t have Life Story anymore. WHY WHY WHY did the suppliers have to return it to… http://ow.ly/emHe

9. I am represented by Dawn Dowdle, Blue Ridge Literary Agency. Representing, two works. If interested in publishing pleas… http://ow.ly/e0fv
10. met an interesting literary agent….we’re going to do business together. http://ow.ly/eK4O
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Here are last week’s 10 most followed tweets.

1. who is the fittest editor|agent|author in publishing ? nominations please? Ed: in UK ‘fit’ means ’sexy’. Nominate at http://ow.ly/dM7k
2. Need links to some literary agent blogs http://ow.ly/dhhm
3. Anyone know any good publishers? Google isnt helping that much today http://ow.ly/cS2Z
4. has received the signed contract back from my new Literary Agent! http://ow.ly/cTc4
5. Great post for those who just don’t quite get the word “Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent: This is a Blog http:/… http://ow.ly/doXF
6. Eurogamer Expo in England this October, major publishers aboard: The Eurogamer Expo is all set to kick off this.. http… http://ow.ly/dQYA
7. “You are everything that is wrong with the publishing industry. And your type will fail. Your type will lose.”; Fighting… http://ow.ly/ddmf
8. @Marissa_ROOB @Pearl_ROOB @mcvane I think many US publishers/authors don’t understand this; are missing out on busines… http://ow.ly/dTYI
9. Guess who’s written a social networking book….YES! OK, publishers always want changes, but they have the book and it’… http://ow.ly/dsTn
10. “This is the first public endorsement by a major force in publishing that the social Web will play a major role in the … http://ow.ly/dHR9
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